Shi Chan Cao (Dindygulen peperomia herb)
石蝉草: it is used to remove heat, dissipate blood stasis, stop bleeding, resolve swelling, relieve pain and promote urination; for the treatment of edema caused by nephritis, cough due to lung-heat, cancer, traumatic.
Name
Shi Chan Cao (Dindygulen peperomia herb)
Sources
The drug is the dried entire herb of Peperomia dindigulensis Mequel(family Piperaceae), growing in ravines, creek banks or on moist rocks; and distributed in Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Taiwan of China.
The Effect of 石蝉草
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It is used to remove heat, dissipate blood stasis, stop bleeding, resolve swelling, relieve pain and induce diuresis; for the treatment of edema caused by nephritis, cough due to lung-heat, cancer, traumatic injury, burns and scalds, boils and sores, measles.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 10~30 g or double the dosage with fresh, or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying with the fresh.
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